[Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] ALA weighs in on proposed changes to E-rate application forms

[Diedre Conkling]

FYI

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Date: Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Subject: [District Dispatch] ALA weighs in on proposed changes to E-rate
application forms
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District Dispatch has posted a new item, ‘ALA weighs in on proposed changes
to E-rate application forms'

On Friday night, the ALA filed comments to the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) on the Public Notice on the proposed changes to E-rate
application forms 470 and 471.

While the ALA supports the FCC’s efforts to streamline the application
process, we believe changes should be postponed until after the commission
issues its order setting new rules for the E-rate program to allow
applicants
time to become adequately trained with the revised process.

Additionally, the ALA’s comments point out that these forms are due for
their
regular review by the FCC as required by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) every three years.  We suggest that rather than change the forms now
because of the OMB rule, the FCC should implement a comprehensive overhaul
based on the decisions they will soon make regarding which E-rate reforms
they
adopt.  These decisions will be informed by public comments on the E-rate
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). ALA filed comments on July 9 and reply
comments on July 26.

The ALA’s latest comments outline several specific recommendations should
the
FCC decide to go ahead with form changes before the order is issued.

Marijke Visser
ALA Office for Information Technology Policy

You may view the latest post at
http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=5204

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Best regards,
Jacob Roberts
jroberts at alawash.org



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Diedre Conkling
Lincoln County Library District
P.O. Box 2027
Newport, OR  97365
Work phone & fax:  541-265-3066
Work email:  diedre at beachbooks.org
Home email:  diedre08 at gmail.com
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